Director (RN) - Critical Care

Overview

Director (RN) - Critical Care

Department: Critical Care Schedule: Full-Time | Days Location: Chino, California Compensation: $115,044.80 - $172,244.80 annually (based on experience and qualifications)

Lead Excellence in Critical Care

Are you a dynamic nursing leader passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and driving clinical excellence? Join Chino Valley Medical Center , a nationally recognized hospital and proud member of Prime Healthcare , where quality, compassion, and community are at the heart of everything we do.

As the Director of Critical Care , you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for our Critical Care services, ensuring the highest standards of patient outcomes, staff engagement, regulatory compliance, and departmental performance. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse leader to make a meaningful impact while advancing their career within one of the nation's fastest-growing health systems.

Why Join Chino Valley Medical Center?

Chino Valley Medical Center is a 112-bed acute care facility that has proudly served the Chino Valley community since 1972. Nationally recognized for clinical quality and patient safety, our hospital has earned numerous accolades, including:

• Multiple Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Awards
• Recognition among the 100 Great Community Hospitals by Becker's Hospital Review
• Recognition as one of the 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health
• A reputation for delivering exceptional emergency, surgical, orthopedic, and specialty care services

As part of Prime Healthcare, you'll be joining a physician-founded health system dedicated to clinical excellence, innovation, and improving the health of the communities we serve.

Position Highlights

The Director of Critical Care is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and performance of Critical Care services. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic and operational leadership for Critical Care departments
• Ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care through evidence-based practices
• Developing and mentoring nursing leaders and clinical staff to foster professional growth and engagement
• Managing departmental budgets, staffing plans, productivity, and resource allocation
• Driving quality improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance, and accreditation readiness
• Collaborating with physicians, executive leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes
• Promoting a culture of accountability, teamwork, and clinical excellence

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Employee assistance programs
• Career advancement opportunities within the Prime Healthcare network

Make a Difference

If you are an experienced nursing leader looking to advance critical care services, inspire teams, and improve patient outcomes, we invite you to apply and become part of a healthcare organization committed to excellence.

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Responsibilities

The Director of ER /ICU is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all critical care nursing service functions. Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care. Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations. The Director assumes 24-hour accountability for the departments. Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the unit and effectively utilizes nursing personnel, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO or Administrator. Consults and communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met. Assumes house supervisory responsibilities as assigned, including responding to codes throughout the hospital, assessing and charting, and following through with appropriate documentation. Oversees the provision of patient care for pediatric, adolescent, adult and older adult patients. Interacts with outside agencies, patients and patients' families/significant other(s) to provide comprehensive care. Provides triage and treatment to pediatric, adult and geriatric patients seeking emergency care.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current PALS upon hire and maintain current.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary.
• Minimum of three years of continuous clinical experience in a clinical/acute care setting preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for all new hires after 1/11/2021.
• Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) within 6 months of hire and maintain current annually.

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Pay Transparency

Chino Valley Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $115,044.80 to $172,244.80 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

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